Practice Management: Page 474

ASRT releases imaging safety white paper
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) Foundation has released a new white paper that provides imaging departments with best practices and recommendations on how to improve quality and safety in the medical imaging environment.
April 18, 2013
GE gets clearance for MR therapy planning suite
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance and the European CE Mark for its 1.5-tesla GEM RT Open Head & Neck Suite.
April 17, 2013
InSightec reports Medicare billing code for MRgFUS
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Focused-ultrasound developer InSightec said the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has created a new billing code for MR-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) treatment of pain palliation of metastatic bone lesions, and has established a Medicare payment rate for hospital outpatient departments.
April 17, 2013
CML appoints chief medical officer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Canadian image center operator CML HealthCare has appointed a new chief medical officer, the company announced.
April 17, 2013
Patient movement, wrong parameters trigger repeated MRI exams
By Wayne Forrest
Patient movement and the use of incorrect technical parameters by radiologic technologists are the two most common causes for the need to perform repeat MRI exams, according to a new study by Portuguese researchers.
April 17, 2013
New firm MDH offers breast readings, mobile biopsy
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
A new imaging services company, MDH Radiology, has been launched to provide remote and subspecialized breast imaging reading, as well as mobile breast biopsy services, the company said.
April 16, 2013
Neiman Institute awards 1st imaging grants
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The American College of Radiology's Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute has doled out its first research grants to support studies assessing the role of diagnostic imaging in today's changing healthcare payment and delivery structure.
April 16, 2013
SIR salutes gold medalists
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) has honored three interventional radiologists with the Gold Medal at its annual meeting in New Orleans this week.
April 16, 2013
ARRS: Take care in setting up peer-review programs
By Wayne Forrest
WASHINGTON, DC - Most radiologists polled in a recent survey agree that peer review is an important component of any quality assurance initiative. But most would rather see peer review conducted anonymously, according to a study presented Monday at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) annual meeting.
April 15, 2013
Former Dartmouth-Hitchcock radiology resident files suit
By Eric Barnes
Former Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center radiology resident Christyna Faulkner has sued the hospital and four of its physicians alleging wrongful termination, discrimination, and disclosure of personal medical information, according to news reports and a petition she filed at the website change.org.
April 14, 2013
Medical industry leaders push for U.S.-EU rules convergence
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical technology industry leaders on both sides of the Atlantic have come together in a push for regulatory convergence as part of the U.S.-EU High Level Regulatory Cooperation Forum.
April 11, 2013
HITRUST publishes cybersecurity guideline
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) has published a guidance document to assist healthcare providers in assessing their organization's state of cybersecurity preparedness.
April 11, 2013
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